Lynn Davies Quotes
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The important thing for the future is that our schools and clubs have more and better coaches and teachers to ensure that all that enthusiasm, spirit and talent is harnessed and developed.
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I am a sportsman, and I hate politics.
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It is almost impossible to divorce sport from politics, but sport is such a positive factor in today's society - there is nothing else which will bring so many people together in that atmosphere.
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I remember one of my first international trips to Poland. After a long, tortuous journey, we arrived at the hotel exhausted but without the team management, who had gone ahead of us from the airport in cars, checked into the best rooms, and left us with what was left.
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I played rugby in the winter, cricket in the summer, and for a brief period was on the books at Cardiff City. Athletics was only sports day for me. In fact, I never really liked it. I was never too keen on a sport that didn't have a ball at your feet.
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We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.
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You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20.
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Athletes peak for the Olympic Games and can take months to get back up to that level.
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There are a lot of kids coming in to athletics, but there is also a big drop-out rate. We've got it right at the top end, but we have to maintain the base of the pyramid.
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You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying.
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Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right.
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I still do cardiovascular exercises, aerobic exercises, and then strength training, as it's important to keep your muscle strength, as every decade you lose about 10% of this.
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I've been involved in sport right through my life.
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It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.
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Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.
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The IOC are the guardians of the Olympic ideal.
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You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.
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We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics.
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If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British.
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One of our targets as a country is to now work very closely with the Commonwealth countries - they could become a very big market for us.
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People need to have clear goals about why they are exercising, and they should consult a fitness expert to find out what kind of exercise is suitable.
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When you win an Olympic gold, it is such a powerful feeling that stays with you for the rest of your life.
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It's important for me that I stay in shape, although each year it gets a little harder.
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I think a four-year ban would effectively rule out one Olympic games - a life ban is too harsh. I think everyone deserves a second chance. If you come back from missing one Olympic games and serving a four-year ban, you are a pretty determined and reformed character.